The First Rule of Ten Quotes

“There's no such thing as a minor lapse of awareness. You're either present with what is--right here, right now--or you're someplace else.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“Rule Number One is this: If you’re open to learning, you get your life-lessons delivered as gently as the tickle of a feather. But if you’re defensive, if you stubbornly persist in being right instead of learning the lesson at hand, if you stop paying attention to the tickles, the nudges, the clues—boom! Sledgehammer.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“like my body—I may not control the expiration date, but I can certainly influence the quality of the shelf life.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“At times like this, I am grateful I somehow learned to value self-discovery over blind obedience to authority. The Buddha himself said we shouldn’t believe his words without question—we must discover the truth for ourselves. “Be a lamp unto yourself,” he counseled his disciples. “Find your own way to liberation.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“May answers come to me by easeful attraction rather than stressful pursuit, and may all beings benefit from these inquiries.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“may not control the expiration date, but I can certainly influence the quality of the shelf life.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“I surrounded the thoughts with affection and let them float away.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten

“The Buddha tells us our thoughts and emotions, good or bad, never stay put. Rather, they pass like weather systems, so long as we don’t attempt to control them.”
― Gay Hendricks, The First Rule of Ten